Dhammapada 2.2.p8

2.2.p8

Taṃ sutvā satthā ‘‘evaṃ jīvantassa jīvikaṃ dhammikajīvikaṃ nāma, mahārāja, corikādikammaṃ pana idhaloke ceva pīḷeti hiṃseti, paraloke ca, tatonidānaṃ sukhaṃ nāma natthi. Purisassa hi dhanapārijuññakāle kasiṃ vā bhatiṃ vā katvā jīvikameva dhammikajīvikaṃ nāma. Evarūpassa hi vīriyasampannassa satisampannassa kāyavācāhi parisuddhakammassa paññāya nisammakārino kāyādīhi saññatassa dhammajīvikaṃ jīvantassa satiavippavāse ṭhitassa issariyaṃ vaḍḍhatiyevā’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –

Hearing this, the Teacher said, “If a man lives thus, great king, his life is a righteous life. But the deeds of thieves and other wicked men oppress them even in this world and afford them no happiness in the next. For if a man, when his wealth is exhausted, works for hire, his life is a righteous life. For such a man, exerting the power of his manhood, always mindful, pure in deeds and words and thoughts, circumspect of conduct through wisdom, exercising self-restraint in deeds and words and thoughts, leading a righteous life, never relaxing mindfulness, such a man goes from strength to strength.” So saying, he pronounced the following Stanza,